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When exploited, although the player cancelled their decision to use Focus Punch, the game will display the message that the relevant Pokémon is 'tightening its focus', and another action will be performed instead of performing the attack, including the player switching the Pokémon or using an item.
When exploited, although the player cancelled their decision to use Focus Punch, the game will display the message that the relevant Pokémon is 'tightening its focus', and another action will be performed instead of performing the attack, including the player switching the Pokémon or using an item.

This glitch occurs because in generation III, Focus Punch's charging turn priority is greater than that of other actions at +8. In later generations the Priority was lowered to -3 to prevent this glitch from occurring.


==Requirements==
==Requirements==